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From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

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    Airlines

    Monarch Airlines: 9th low-cost airline for Bordeaux airport

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    Monarch Airlines will be arriving at Bordeaux airport on 22 May with the launch of a new route to Birmingham.
    Hotels

    IHG combines business travel and well-being: launch of Even Hotels...

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    The IHG Group has confirmed the launch of the first representative of the Even Hotels brand in New York by the end of 2014: an establishment dedicated to well-being, for a healthier business trip.
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    Mövenpick on its way to Paris

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    On 19 December, Mövenpick took over management of the new Mövenpick Hotel Paris Neuilly, the group's first representative in the capital.

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    UIA en route to Georgia from Paris

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    Ukraine International Airlines will soon be flying to Batumi, Georgia, from Paris via Kiev.
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    Madrid awaits its third Innside by Meliá

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    A third Innside by Meliá is due to open in Madrid in 2014, on the premises of the Hotel Suecia.
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    Air Tahiti Nui exhibits in Roissy: VIP access for...

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    Passengers travelling in Business and First Class on the Air Tahiti Nui network now have access to Cathay Pacific's new lounge at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.
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    Four new routes for EasyJet

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    Easyjet is launching four new routes, including three in France, for business travellers departing from Paris, Nantes and Ajaccio.

     
     
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    Marseille airport: the 8 millionth passenger lands

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    Marseille airport welcomed its eight millionth passenger on Friday, from Moscow.
    The low-cost phenomenon has reached France
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    France: Low Cost makes its mark

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    Against all odds, low-cost airlines have established themselves as major players in French air transport. The model has even been adopted by its former detractors, the so-called "low-cost" airlines. "full service...
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    The Accor Club goes mobile with Passbook

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    The Accor group's loyalty programme, Le Club, is going mobile by integrating with the "FidMe" and "Passbook" applications. Business travellers can now centralise their customer information on their smartphone, which becomes their new loyalty card.
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    Vueling is entering the hotel industry: the first Vueling Hotels by HC...

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    A few days after the visit of its Chairman Josep Piqué to Paris, Vueling has announced a new stage in its development: the launch of a new hotel chain, Hoteles Vueling by HC, in partnership with Hoteles Catalonia.
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    Strengthened agreement between Jet Airways and Etihad

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    Jet Airways has just signed a new codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways to improve connections between Paris and India via a stopover in Abu Dhabi.
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    Eva Air expands its programme in Paris

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    Next year Eva Air will continue to operate a fourth weekly flight between Paris-CDG and Taipei.
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    Interview: Éric Didier, Western Europe Managing Director of Qatar...

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    Qatar Airways has just added two new flights to its weekly schedule from Paris-CDG. On this occasion, Eric Didier, the airline's Managing Director for Western Europe, takes stock of Qatar Airways' development in France and around the world, on the eve of two major advances: joining the oneworld alliance and the inauguration of the new Doha airport.

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    Air France up in November

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    Air France enjoyed an upturn in results in November: the airline saw a slight increase in passenger traffic, as well as in its load factor, thanks to capacity adjustments.
    Hotels

    Frequent Flyer Travel Paris steps up the pace in the hotel sector

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    Frequent Flyer Travel Paris is acquiring additional resources to enhance its hotel offering for business travellers. In particular, the business travel agency has joined forces with three hotel platforms, and is now part of the HotelBook hotel portal.
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    Preview: HCorpo plays the American Express card

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    HCorpo is continuing to expand its presence in the world of business travel with the signing of a major partnership with American Express Cartes et Solutions Corporate. The aim is to provide business customers with a new centralised payment solution for hotel expenses, via a dedicated account.

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    Nantes: Rezidor welcomes business travellers to the courthouse

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    The new Radisson Blu Nantes hotel has been open to the public since 19 November: an emblematic project for both the Rezidor group and local professionals, who will have seen the former Palais de Justice transformed into a top-of-the-range hotel with a distinctive cachet.
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    Airlines

    Marseille airport full to capacity in 2012

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    Marseille airport recorded a healthy increase in passenger traffic in 2012 (+13.9%), while its status as European Capital of Culture should prolong the trend in 2013.

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    Trains

    Lyon and Aix-en-Provence: new test destinations for Eurostar

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    Eurostar is trialling three new French services: Lyon (Part Dieu), Avignon (TGV) and Aix en Provence (TGV) will be linked to London from 4 May to 29 June.
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